A man dressed as Superman smiles at patient Joao Bertola, 2, and his father at the Hospital Infantil Sabara in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP Thania Sayne leans on the headstone marking the grave of her husband, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2011, at Arlington National Cemetery. Samantha Sais /The New […]

Princess Diana is my idea of immortality because she lives in history forever.

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For today’s daily create we had to Rouse Public Interest in the Daily Create via a Powerful Photo I found this image here and it reminded me of daily creates, so I added text using Picmonkey. We do so many daily creates that it is easy to lose them however, we each have a favorite that we […]

It’s almost time for the best act in the circus! Leo the Lion is an extraordinary, popular lion that is the envy of all other acts.  People from all over come to see this magnificent creature perform! But wait, oh no! There’s trouble!   I got the idea to do the Madagascar theme from searching […]

Before coming with your family to the circus, be sure to watch the video below! It provides you with many examples of what NOT to do at the circus to make sure you stay safe on your visit. Charlie Chaplin was kind enough to make a visit to the circus for us and make lots […]

This is my TDC for today hopefully inspiring others to join the TDC group.

We are in a time in which Gaza and Israel are at war with each other. Yes, I could take a silly picture and change its filter. I could also add a caption. But it imperative, that we as students learn more about what is going on in the Middle East. Though it isn’t happening in […]

This week has been mixed to say the least. I was excited that we got to participate in the video part of the course. Given that I had few problems with iMovie, I wasn’t to worried. This week work began to slow down so I had some time to work on these assignment. I was a little […]

    This assignment was challenging to say the least. I began downloading the video from YouTube by using ClipConverter.cc Once I did that, I uploaded the video onto iMovie: Then I added the Music from incompetech.com, run amok as the background music. Before I did that, I had to mute the original pieceThat was […]

So I have made a tutorial on making an animated GIF using GIMP, so now I decided to show you how to make one using Photoshop! You get the best of both worlds. I have grown accustomed to using Photoshop … Continue reading →

I absolutely love making GIFs, so I decided that it would be appropriate to make an AnimatedGIF Assignment. I kind of wish this assignment could also fall under two categories, but I guess it’s not that big of a deal. … Continue reading →

I picked this photo because of the word HOPE because as long as you believe, there is hope.The image just catches your eye because it is large and trimmed so neatly. I do a lot of praying when it comes to this class and if you have faith in prayer, you have hope. :)   […]

For the create your own ds106 assignment, I chose to do a design assignment. It’s called: Guess The Song  You have to create a poster that describes a popular song while also using an image of yourself, without telling us what the song is. It’s kind of a mix between the minimalist assignment and the […]

The assignment can be found here: http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/favorite-scenes-from-despicable-me/ I am a sucker for the Despicable Me movies. So I am going to keep this assignment simple and fun. Pick most favorite scene from either the first or second movie and explain why you enjoy that scene so much! You can thank me later on how fun […]

Quentin Tarantino is unlike any other director that has ever existed. Though his films can be quite gruesome his directing is near genius if watched carefully and closely. For instance watch this clip from his debut film Reservoir Dogs:   … Continue reading →

I took a film class a few semesters ago and ever since then I have never looked at film the same way. By no means does that make me an expert on film, but my girlfriend sure does find it … Continue reading →

Is the assignment page down for anybody else?? It won’t let me see anything at all and then when I view the cached page and try to click on the links to individual assignments it won’t let me see those either HELP!!

Hey, Is anyone else having trouble loading this weeks assignments page on the http://cpsc106.umwblogs.org/ site?? Thanks,   DR

For my second video assignment I decided to create my very first Vine! Everyone is always taking about the app, so I decided to give it a try! This is a Vine of me babysitting. I have known these boys for about 8 years, and I love hanging out with them! I hope you like […]

Here are my brief notes that I took as I watched the clip above from Back to the Future: 1. Analyze the camera work -Show of crowd from stage -Then shot of him on stage getting ready to play from a little bit of a lower angle -Then shows him playing – only the guitar […]

I recorded this video using iMoive and uploaded to my blog. 

The friendly cow all red and white, One that loves his country She wanders lowing here and there, Looking for the american flag And blown by all the winds that pass, As she loves this country.  

This is an exercise in my ds106 summer class that we are to edit our audio Foley assignment into the 30 second clip it was designed for. For this exercise you will need to download a video converter and use a video editing software. I used a free converter from on line and My Movie Maker […]

A friendly cow all red and white Has wander far to her great fright. Can’t find her heard with all her might She may be looking through the night. She wanders lowing here and there How she had left without a care! But ever since she saw that bear Her nerves have been all on […]

Today’s daily create: The friendly cow all red and white, smelt some fresh food, to her delight I wonder what’s for dinner, she thought oh look! over there! steam from my pot! She wanders lowing here and there, smelling the flowers with seconds to spare daisies and sunflowers and dandelions too! so delighted she let […]

Sometimes when I look at a movie in silence, I tend to make my own assumptions what they are talking about. Even when you can hear a movie most people make assumptions of what is going to happen next. I believe this is how we receive or get the story as a whole.   I […]

I had no idea the analysis that could be done when it comes it movies! I normally just watch the movie and never give a single thought about the techniques being used. The fact that I never notice any of this makes me question if these techniques actually work to convey a particular connotation to […]

The music video I used is Keith Urban’s “Long Hot Summer” and the soundtrack I replaced his magical voice with the audio from “Make Poop”. I downloaded the music video